SCRANTON TRTBTJNE-TIiriiSDAT MORNING, DECEMBER 24. 1S0. lM.Uynd Weekly. No Sunday Edition. Published at Scranton. Pa., by The Tribune Publishing Company. Ktw York Offlre: Tribune Bulltllns. Fran 8. any, Manager. UIUU AT T1I POSTOm.T AT 9CRNT0S. PA,. AS ncOND-ClASS MAIL MATTER SCRANTON. DECEMBER 24, 1896. Mr. Olney's case simply points anew to the perils of a head swelled by a lit tie brief authority. The Problem of the Trusts. In a number of places the suggestion by the president In his recent message that the several states provide supple mental legislation auninst trusts Is bearing fruit at least in a vigorous and In the main wholesome discussion of ways and means. There are localities, of course, and these chlelly I'opulistie where this discussion Is In the form of a passionate and Indiscriminate as sault on all forms of accumulated wealth. l'artlct'iants In such a eru sade are not unlike those savage tribes that cure their sb'k by process of summury assassination. I'.ut becausi they (jo to Illogical and dangerous ex- t nines Is not a reason why Intelligent public sentiment should hesitate to at tempt to remedy an admitted economic evil nlonir common sense lines. As one commentator on this subject Mr. Hen ry Wollman pertinently remarks, "What we want to stop Is not the growth of wealth but the growth of wealth by Illicit and Inequitable means." It Is out of the 'lower of legislators, as It would also be contrary to wis dom, to stop the co-operation of capital working under laws of partnership or Incorporation. No rational man who give heed to the truths about him would wish to see society turned back to tin' period of Individualism. Clvill z.'itlon Is co-operation: it Is only In a state of savasery that there can be a complete realization of the principle of "every man for himself, and perdi tion seize th" hindmost." The largest single combination that we have In this country today, ami perhnps the largest In the world the Pennsylvania railroad is an example of intelligently direct ed 'o-operation without which Ameri can civilization would be Inconceivably poorer. There Is always reassurance against an excess of commercial com binations in the natural law which or dt.lns that when the Held is overcrowd ed the Weaker ones must go to the wall. I'.ut there are some tliinss that can be and ought to be done by legislation for the protection of consumers and the public generally. Tlv law which gives life to corporation ) can with reason in terpose against overcapitalization. It can call for a fair appraisal of actual Investment and decree that capital stock shall not exceed that amount. It can Indict for conspiracy any ollicer of a trust who can bo proved to have caused an artificial increase in the prices of public necessities. It can pun ish as well as fine for arbitrary restric tion of labor. In other and more gen eral words, It can say that the men who rsk the state for charters giving them certain public privileges must not ufterward consider that their use of these charters Is an unfit subject for public scrutiny, and if necessary, public regulation. It need not be feared that In such restitution the wealthy combi nations would get the worst of it. There is nothing in the record of existing governments to show that capital can not upon the whole take rare of Itself. These generalizations must sooner or later be enacted Into law, nnd when enacted must be enforced. The will of the people points unerringly in this di rection. There will be many practical difficulties In the way: and it is pos sible that roguery will prove sharp enough to set at least pailly around the most skilfully devised plans which can be laid for the fiulillu'e protection: but this must be thn general tendency of law-making and law-enforcement, and there must be sincerity In its work ing out. Demagoguisin will alwnys ex ist, but it cannot indefinitely nor even for long prevail ngalnst the growing enlightenment of the American people. At its depth this ugltation against BbiiF.ts of special privilege Is a moral problem, and It has passed into an axi om that in a democracy like our own no moral problem is ever put aside un til it Is solved on the side of right. During all this war talk It must strike the country us singular that It has not been treated to a series of stac- cato pi-ace shrieks from the president of Harvard. Secretary Carlisle's Report. The press of more important matters has kept us from giving earlier atten tion to the annual report which Secre tary Carlisle made public on Monday; yet it even now merits some comment. At its outset we are informed that the revenues of the government from all sources have been $409,45,408, and the expenditures $434,678,654, which leaves a deficit for the year ended June 30, 1896, of $25.20.1,24!:. The total estimated revenues for the year ending: next June are $407,793,120; the estimated expenses $472,233,120. leaving an estimated de ficit for that year of $04,1100,000. For 1898 the secretary estimates that the present revenue laws, if continued, would produce a deficit of $45.71S,970. Mr. Carlisle attributes these deficits to the hard times, but the common sense of the people nttrlliuteg thrm more largely to the bad tariff law now in operation. The report Is a strong ar gument for an extra session of con gress and a prompt revision of the tar iff along protective lines. The secretary makes an elaborate but familiar plea for the retirement of the greenback and bolsters this up by charging' to that Inoffensive form of mmey all the ills which the treasury ha to bear. It is not worth while to follow him thrugh this special plead ing. The average intelligence of the people already perceives the danger in a contraction of the currency by the withdrawal of onf national paper issue, and is by no 'means disposed to assume new Interest obligations In order that that Issue may be retired. A good protective tariff will so buttress the gold reserve that the much-abused endless chain will cea&f'. ?Jaa that X ' AT" reserve dry and then the whole trouble about which Messrs. Cleveland and Carlisle make so much ado will be at an end In his plea for greater economy in congressional appropriations the sec retary will be cordially sustained, al ways providing that economy shall be Interpreted to mean a cutting down of non-essentiuls and a liberal devotion of public funds to essential purposes. The real needs of a growing nation must not be crippled la order to avoid deficits caused by a bungling system of revenue legislation. The ' city of Huston, having; grown weary of footing the Inordinate ex pense accounts of lis councilmen, has decided to give each of them a salary $1,500 a year apiece to the members of the upper chamber and $300 a year apiece to the members of common coun cil. The experiment will bear wutch lug, but we fear the money spent on salaries will for all practical purposes simply be wasted. A It geld Once flore Governor Altireld or Illinois has not bern chastened by adversity. When asked what he thoiii.'ht of Olney's rul Ing on the Cameron resolution he re plied: I he secretin y and tiie president us e simply suuiilJtig l.y their I'll. m. Is. as usmil There ale 111 New York some very wealth men, wno have great property interests in t'ulia, sukhi pluntutluiiH, luluici'o pluii lutlons unci so forth. So long us our guv eminent ilots nut reiunize the Oiluns or extend to them belligerent rUIHs these men ciiii eolieei luri.fi sums uf money from the ,SjuiiIxIi government for any damage willed may be dune to their property din ing the war; therefore, tliey lire opposed to uny uellou hy our government, und they have ull along 1 n uml are iluw Very close to the president an I his soeretary. iiihI, if yuu have watched the career of these two men during this administration you nut lee they have simply I n regis trars, that Is they simply registered the will ol concentrated wealth In every case nnd upon all measions. To their minds it is a piece of impcrtiuenre for any man who Is not at the head ol a trust to have cpllilolis ull any subject. This le-ing no, .Mr. iilney Is not to he hlamed fur (show ing Impatience and then eontcmpt for men who lallt about liberty, humanity and patriotism. Was it not the Standard nil and other great trusts that three times nominated and twice elected .Mr. Cleve land president '." I like tu see men stand by their friends, and am therefore forced to commend the secretary and the presi dent 111 their present stand regarding Culia. There would probably be less sting In this criticism if It did not have some measure of truth In It. The Washington Tost is mean enough to suggest the need of a literacy test for admission to congress. W hy not a thinking test? (jood Roads the Cheapest. As supplementary to very Instructive address of llencral Hoy Stone before the board of trade last Monday evening, a pamphlet prepared by Professor John Hamilton, deputy secretary of agricul ture, and published by the common wealth, comes opportunely to hand. It Is entitled 'Good Hoads for Pennsyl vania" and it covers in detail the whole subject of road-making and road-repair. Copies of it may be had upon ap plication to the agricultural department at Harrisbtirg. I'rofessor Hamilton points out that there are over SO.000 miles of roads In Pennsylvania, outside of the boroughs and cities, and not Including the turn pike roads under corporate control. For the year ending with May, 18!l", these roads cost the farmers of Pennsylvania the enormous sum of $3,S!)S,.ri73.96, or at the rate of $IS.7u per mile for every year. No wonder General Stone Is willing to pledge himseif to find experienced road niakers who will agree to do all this work, produce roads four times belter than the present ones (and then they would not necessarily be things to bras ol) nnd pocket $"5,000 annually as a profit. The great hindrance to road reform, lifter all. Is the question of expense. Once let it clearly be demonstrated that good roads are the cheapest, and the battle will be won. The repeated talk of a bolt In the senatorial caucus at Harrisburg pre- ceeils mainly from Wanamaker sources nnd has an obvious purpose. Hut there will be no bolt; at all events none worth mentioning. The support which will nominate Penrose In caucus will elect him by a clear majority in the legislature, even though every man in the Wanamaker camp shall absent himself. Just put this away for future reference. Unfair to McKinley. The Tribune would be the last paper In the country to wish In any way to put needless embarrassment In the pathway of the president-elect. We do not believe that there Is any Kepub- llcan in the United States who would wish to do this. Major McKinley will come to his new office supported by the amplest confidence and the most sin cere respect not only of Hepubllcaus but also of most members of other po litlcal organizations. This need not be considered as open to the slightest doubt. Hut when this is said it Is not equiv alent to saying, as some Republicans appear inclined to think in relation to the Cuban problem, that the people wish all progressive processes of gov ernment to be suspended until March 4. The assertion of the Phllailelidihi Press, for example, that "we are now In nn interregnum which counsels de lay In taking a new departure," is fair ly open to llat challenge. Kor every practical intent nnd purpose the gov ernment, and especially the legisla tive branch, which more accurately than anv other at present reflects the will of the people, Is as thoroughly bound to do Its whole duty now as it will be obligated to do It four months hence; und In the Immediate subject of controversy the recognition of Cu ban independence it is clear that to defer action until after McKinley shall have been Inaugurated would be to subject an already over-a filleted peo ple to cruel chances of further suffer ing which prompt action would In all probability avert. That the president-elect should pre fer to enter office with what might be called a "clean slate" Is both natural and creditable; but It Is another propo sition to assert that his preference should necessarily take precedence over the will of an overwhelming ma jority of his fellow-cltlzens. We think better uf him than tu believe that he desires congress to shirk its duty in or der that he may officially guide its performance of it later on. The Chicago Journal is defiantly pug nacious. "War," It boldly uflirms, "would unite this people. It would chase away the vapors of discontent. It would exalt patriotism. It would burn away the cancerous tissues of un archy that threaten to extend deeper Into the body politic. It would scarify, but it would heal. In the end we should be better off. Wrar would stlmulute art, poetry, music, manufuctures.commerce, trade, civilization. We should come through It rejuvenated und rehabilitat ed." According to this view it would be to the interest of the United States to be employed in a perpetual scrap. The Journal's assertions have a good deal of truth In them, but they badly need qualifying. Snys the Rochester Post-Express, a Journal by no means given to careless utterances concerning public men: "From all that Is known of Mr. Ten rose, there Is no doubt that If success ful he will represent the Keystone state worthly and well, in the federal senate." We can assure our contem porary that it Is right, and that Sena tor Penrose w ill speedily rank among the ablest younger members of the national senate. The foreign mess credits our minis ter at Madrid with intimating to Spain that the United States' may yet help her to subjugate Cuba. We guess this is a fake. Jtosf a Word or Two of Casual Mention There is no time when a newsgatherer Is so surely tempted to hire a good, uble bodled. fearless swearer to do Justice to his feelings us uu occuslons when, after some crime Is commuted, he runs ufoiil uf one of those small culllue Individuals who seem to have the ubillty everywhere to fasten themselves on the departments entrusted with the preservation of peace and hunting down of criminals. These modern llawkshuws usually think the criminal is quite as stupid us they are After u burglary, robbery or murder Is committed, and the newsgatherer 111 search of particulars ferrets out the of ficer In charge of the case, or his su perior, he Is frequently besought not to print anything ubotit It, Why'.' If the culprit leuds In the public prints of the clime he knows that It has been illscov ereil and he immediately proceeds to do a disappearance act. That's what the Sherlock Holmes will tell you. Could unythlng be more Idiotic or senseless'? When u inn n Is mixed up In a burglary or rubbery he knows to u certainly that within a few hours, the authorities will be at work on the case und if his trucks ure not fairly well concealed he puts as much space us he can between himself and the sceim of his crime. He does not wait lor the newspaper announcements. To ar gue that he will not become alarmed until he reads the public prints is to say I ha t lie Is even less bright than the man who Is trying to capture him. If the criminal was suspected and there was hope of cup. turing him by withholding his name, It would be reasonable und entirely proper to do so, but us Hudyurd Milling would say, that's another story. We do not know what the actual at tendance at the Sicveklng-UisphHir. con cert was; but at a rough guess we should say that there were not more than l00 persons In the theater, If there were that many. In other words, out of a popula tion In Scranton and contributory terri tory of more than 200.IKK) It appears that only about WW auditors could be mustered to hear what without any doubt was I he finest concert of Its kind ever given In Northeastern Pennsylvania. Either of these artists could singly, in any large city possessed of an educated tuste for music, command an attendance equal to the capacity of the auditorium, not sim ply for one conceit, but for many In suc cession. It is therefore far from credit able to this community that the two to. gether could here attract less than the uverage attendance lit a sparring match or a dog light. -o- Aniong the modest Hcrantonlans pos sessing true genius may be mentioned Harry Thome, stage manager ut Davis' theater, who is not only a clever panto miinlst, but has also displayed great In genuity In arranging surprising stage tricks that delight young and old. The Christmas pantomime which Is being pro duced at Davis' theater this week, and which is one of the most amusing ever seen In Scranton, Is the creation of Mr. Thome's active bruin und furnishes am ple evidence of his originality. Proprie tor Davis has shown rare judgment in retaining this unassuming artist during the entire season, us his efforts huve in past contributed much to the pleasurable entertainments given at this popular house. "Little Hoy Hlue," Jlr. Thome's pantomime, by the way, should delight ithe children at Davls't theater lor a month hence at leust. Several appjlcantsfor naturalization papers came before Judge 11. M. Kdwards yesterday and they were subjected to a very rigid examination us to their knowl edge of our forms of government and the manner In which It Is conducted. Where do they make laws for Penn sylvania?" asked the Judge of one of the candidates. "In Scranton," promptly came the an swer, with the assurance thut It was ab solutely correct. Well, we think we make laws up here occasionally," said the Judge softly, as if communing with himself, "but the trou ble Is the Supreme court won't agree with us." As for the applicant, he will have to brush up a little and try his luck at u later period. Giovanni Coggluno yesterday registered ns a student at law, after passing a high, ly successful examination before Attor neys Joseph O'Brien, It. A. Zimmerman and K. C. Newrombe, the locnl examining hoard. .Mr. Coggluno is the first Italian burn Sciantoiiian to take up the legul pro fession. He was. until recently, em ployed as uu architect by the Carluccls. He Is a graduate from a college In Na ples, and since his coming to this coun try has diligently applied himself to the mastery of an Kuglish education. That he has succeeded is testified to by the ex amining hoard, which reports that his showing In the examination was excep tionally (food. HOW TO HKI.I' flBA, Walter Wellmun In the Times-Herald. The Cuban Juntu In America Is hard pressed fur ready money. How they have managed to work along on their slender receipts, contributed almost entirely by the Cuban cigarmukcrs of the Florida towns und the small Cuban colony in New York, Is the mystery lo most per sons at ull familiar with their uffairs. The cigarmukcrs given 10 .per cent, of their gross earnings every week, and It must be a great hardship for some of them to nart with so much of their income. Various reports of large contributions to the cause of Cuba by wealthy Ameri cans huve been in circulation from time to time, but I am assured there Is no truth In any of them. The Junta has lived from hand to mouth. It spent nearly all Its money In a most economical way for rifles, cartridges and dynunlte, and for chartering ocean tugs to can.' munitions to the shores of Cuba. It Is understood here that even the Spanish authorities, j who have plenty of money to hire spies to keep track of whatever Is done by the Junta, udmit that the money raised by the dgurmukers is hone.-tly and effec tively spent. The Junta needs financial encourage meat, and needs It very badly. If the people of the United States who sympa thize with the Cuban cause wish to do something thut will be effective- und timely In the direction of their sympa thies, let them subscribe money. Enlist ments arc of no avail. They serve only to embarrass the Junta In Its work. A dollar is worth more to them than a man. If the people who puss long resolutions of sympathy and the people who demand war and talk of a bout with Spain, as if it were u holiday picnic and a good thing for business, were lo become really gen erous and practical for a moment, tliey would go down into their pockets for a small contribution to the Cuban treasury. Till: FA.MIMAIt 8 TO It Y. From the Harrisburg Patriot (Dem.) It is not unlikely that whichever way the senatorial fight goes Senator Quay will be undone. The election of Penrose would simply put u younger gnay us his colleague and a vigorous young one w ho would make the tjuuy name more odious than ever two yeurs hence. The defeat of Penrose would at once put In the field a new force In Pennsylvania po.Vltes which would overturn Qiinylsin before tw o yeurs have passed. Kit her way he looks Mr. (juuy must see retirement tor himself. . I.1KI2 A WOMAN. "Oh. dour!" sighed the lady seal, look big out from the taitk ut the crowd. "How 1 wish 1 could be a woman and could w ear one of those lovely linen waists, Instead of this fur! -Indianapolis Journal. (IIKISTMAS EVE. Outside my window whirls the Icy storm, And beats upon Its panes with lingers white; Within, my open tire burns blight und warm, And scuds throughout the room Its rud dy llsslit. Low on the hearth my good grimalkin lies His supple, glossy limbs outstretched along; Now gently siccus with softly cjosi-'d eyes, Now half awukened purrs his even-song, Near to the lire, heut, touched by its gentle A silent, welcome friend stands. my armchair Its cushioned depths Invite me to its seat, And promise rest for weary head and hands. Within Its depths mine eyes unheeded close. And conies to me u vision wondrous sweet. Such sights and sounds no wakeful hours disclose As then my resting, dreaming senses greet. I nm where gentle shepherds on the plain Keep sleepless, faithful wutch o'er rest ing sheep I hear them chant the Psalmist's sweet refrain, That Israel's God will sure his promise Keep. Then quick the air Is full of heav'nly song, And radiant light illumines all the ground, While angel voices sweet the strain pro long, And ungel faces shine In glory round I see the shepherds' faces pale with fear, then glow with Joy and glad surprise for then "Glory to God!'' from angel lips they near, And "Peace on earth, good will to men And then the liifht marks out a shining way. And swift the shepherds are the path to tune. I long to go: Oh, laggard feet, why stay? Alus! the vision fades, and 1 awake, Within, the smold'ring lire is burning dim; Without, the whirl and beat of storm have ceased. I still can hear the angels' peaceful hymn, And know the vision hath my peace In creased. Frank E. Erown In the Outlook TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchu The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 1.11 a. m.. for Thursday, Dec. 21. 1SSW. SMS A child born on this day will notice that the Rifts of Santa Cluus are generally best appreciated where they are most sparingly distributed. When Uncle John Wanamnker sings "Peace on eurth nnd good will towards men," If Is not to be taken for granted mm ne is reterring lo senator Penrose. It Is probable that persons In this sec. Hon of the state who are constantly ills covering gold mines could be benefited ny a season at the "gold cure." There is no question that the Scranton school board could furnish material that would go quite a way towards stocking the proposed Nay Aug museum. Mr. Cleveland nnd .Mr. Olnev Bvhli.it ambition to become the national "liox ami lox snow. It Is now In order for the pi opnei io arise unu suy, "l told you so. Snow flukes. The elements should satisfy The fellows who were braving In days gune bv. with saddened eve- "We ought ter hev some sleighing!" Cuss the Buttonholes! Even fianta Claus would do It. If ho hn.1 to tussle with the shirts thut some men wear. He a sensible little Santa Clans. Tiuy your husbund something that he really needs. For Instance, a half-dozen good shirts, and a really pretty tie. Instead of the monstrosity he wears. Zero prices. 305 Lack Av. sgr& SANTA CLAUS Bends his book or ders to our HOLIDAY STORE an Wash. Ave, Opp. Court House. BEIDLEiM THE BOOKMAN 437 Sprue Strott. I GOWN'S Only Tuto Days More Before Christ ERas. . Any one of them is worth any three days of ordinary merchandising. All of the Holiday Stock must be disposed of within this short time. THE BOOKS, THE TOYS, THE GAMES, THE DOLLS, of the Fancy Articles must be sold. We Carry All Nothing Over. Prices have been put on that are irresistibly cheap. your shopping early in the avoid the rush. BUT NONE IN SCRANTON which can compare in any way with our mammoth tailoring establishment. Our line in Suitings, Trouserings and Over coatings is as complete as you will find in any city. Our patterns and fashions are up-to-date and the very latest only. Should our prices be too low let us know and we will make the necessary correction. Our work and fit we guarantee. We don't allow a carmcnt to leave our place cxecpt perfectly satisfactory. Buying facilities enable us to sell at lUUCll lower tllilll lowest prices, hence here, like everywhere else, our immense success. GREAT EASTERN SUIT AND PANTS COMPANY, D L0STE,N Branch 11. 427 Nothing but the Price of Our Skates is Ibe Quality Is Higher Tban Ever. FOOTE I SHEAR CO., 1 1!) Washington Avenue. SPECIAL- Offer for December. Our prices already the lowett In Scranton. greatly reduced. Take advantage of this, our greatett offer, and mvke yourself a Xmas present of Made to Order Suit or Overcoat for Or at Least a Pair of SI4.00 S3.00 Tronsers for We show whole rolls of cloth. Not short length samples. GREAT ATLANTIC PANTS CO., Brrh 319 Lacka Ave. prr8'h CALL UP 3632i CO. 0 OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE, Ml TO III MERIDIAN STREET. II. W.C0LL1NS, Manager. DR. C. W. GREEN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Electrical Treatment a Specialty. Offices, 607, 608 and 6oo Mean Building, SCRANTON, PA. The most complete equipment of Electrical Intchinea and appliances for medical nse to be oind in a pnyaieian'a office outside of Hew utk. Medical and electrical treatment fur all caws amenable to either or both. C. W. GREEN, M. D. 007, m and CUB Mean Building, Ferantnn. Hours V a,m. to 12, 1 p.m.te6; 7.00 to n ' ea Lackawanna Avenue, Scrantoin Willi every pair of Skates wc Mill give a ticket . . which will entitle the pur chaser to one ... Chance on a Spalding Bicycle, 1897 Hodel. We have a full line of in door Games tor the Holidays. Florey's, Avenue, V. HI. C. A. BUILDING. Our Holiday Display or useful and ornamental articles was never so large as this season's exhibit. The advantage of having so large and varied an assortment to select from will be apparent to all who contem plate giving presents of a substantial and artistic character, or buying for their own use. Writing Desks. Dressing Tables, Cliuval ilas9es, Couches, Kockcrs, Keclinin", and Easy Chairs, Music Cabinet, Parlor Cabinets and Tables, Work Tables, Curio Cases, Tea Tables, Vernls. Martin Cabinets, l'arlorand Fancy Inlaid Chairs, Gilt Reception Chairs, 1'arlor Suits in Gilt, Pedestals, Jardinieres, Book Cases. Shaving Stands all marked at moderate prices in plain figures. HILL & CONNELL, 131 & 133 Washington Ave. WOLF & WENZEL, (Ji Linden., Opp. Court Houc PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS Sola Agents for BIchsrdson Boynton'a Furnaces and Baogea, SKAT i iio NOVELTIES ri THE HOLIDAYS. mm. all of these goods day if you can and Pa. Branch 14. Fountain Pens Oxford Bibles Catholic Prayer Books We have the Largest and Most Complete Line of Holiday Goods In the city. Reynolds Bros. Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL JERMVN BtlLDINO. ESTABLISHED THIRTY VEARS. NOW IN OUR NEW STORE. 130 WYOMING AVENUE, Coal Exchange, Opp, Hutel Jernyn, We hara the finest store and most complete. ' stock in all this section, of WITCHES, FINE JEWELRY, DIlfflONOS, STERLING SILVER WIRE, STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES, j RICH CUT GLASS, CLOCKS, ETC ) Our Prices arc always bottom. V If yon have not seen us In our new (tor It' will pay you to call. YOU CM SAVE MONEY BY BJYINJ NEW AND SECOND-HAND CLOTHING' Ladies' and Children's Wear. Seal and Plush Sucqiics, Carpet anil Feather Beds From L POSNER, 21 Lackawanna Aveu